http://overglaze.info Johanna DeMaine:Thoughts & Research on Overglaze & Contemporary Ceramics. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:57:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Floating in Circles" For the last 16 years I have been researching the work of the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. Klimt’s use of colour, precious metals and jewels to enhance his preoccupation with the pre-eminent female form in his richly patterned stylized paintings, exudes a sensuality that I endeavour to ... http://overglaze.info/?p=489 [caption id="attachment_464" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Spring"][/caption] My work in Overglaze to date has concentrated on the use of Lustres.  I first encountered lustres during my Research on Ornamentation and Decoration 16 years ago for my Graduate diploma in Visual Arts.  I was influenced heavily by my fascination for the work of Austrian ... http://overglaze.info/?p=440 Recently an image of my decorating workspace  appeared in the Journal of Australian Ceramics, 48#2, July 2009.  This part of the image caused quite a bit of interest at the recent Australian Ceramics Triennale where I demonstrated some of my working methods.  Of interest was my decorating easel. [caption id="attachment_403" align="aligncenter" ... http://overglaze.info/?p=401 I came across this site CeramicDecals.org while googling.  This is a very comprehensive well laid site detailing the vast array of decal types that are available. In a previous post I made reference to Justin Rothshank's video on Ceramic Arts Daily July 25, 2008 about laser decal application.  I have now found ... http://overglaze.info/?p=328 In 2001 I was fortunate to be the recipient of  Winston Churchill Fellowship which enabled me undertake a 10 research project “To study workplace health and safety issues together with the resultant working methods employed in industry, for the hand painted decoration of porcelain and ceramics” One of the outcomes ... http://overglaze.info/?p=267 Today I have set up a page for Overglaze decorating techniques.  I hope over a period of time to put together a collection of articles  which reference  links to videos and articles gathered from other websites.  The first of these is an article from Ceramic Arts Daily, published July 23, ... http://overglaze.info/?p=225 Starting this Blog has actually been a bit of an ordeal.  I have agonized since posting the ABOUT page in September 2008 as to what form this Blog should take.  However the time has come to stop procrastinating and just do it.  To kick this off I am posting an ... http://overglaze.info/?page_id=174 "Coming Home" Welcome to "Overglaze.info" I am a potter/ceramic artist based in Landsborough, Qld, Australia.  My studio gallery is located in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast amongst the Glasshouse Mountains which feature prominently in my work. My work can be seen as iconic in that it celebrates the ... http://overglaze.info/?p=125